Robert P. Winthrop
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Robert P. Winthrop received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Virginia in
1970. He received the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for design excellence at graduation.
He worked for Quentin L. Reutersham, AIA in Potsdam, New York before coming to
Richmond in 1971, where, as an associate with Glave Newman Anderson, Architects
he began his extensive study of and involvement with Virginia�s architectural
heritage.
Since establishing his own
practice in 1982, Robert P. Winthrop has been specializing in institutional,
church and residential work, with emphasis on the renovation of architecturally
significant buildings. Projects range in scale from modest residential
renovations to institutional buildings over 36,000 square feet. Major works
include the Heritage United Methodist Church, Rivermont Presbyterian, Quaker
Memorial Presbyterian and St. Thomas More churches in Lynchburg, Main Street
United Methodist Church in Bedford, Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisonburg
and the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and Chester Presbyterian Church in
Richmond.
Recently completed projects include the Columns on Grove, a housing for the elderly project in
Richmond,. Chester Baptist Church, additions and alterations to the First
Presbyterian Church and Timberlake Christian Church in Lynchburg, and a new
sanctuary for St. Theresa Catholic Church in Farmville. While many of these
projects are quite large, he has also designed small projects for Bethany
United Methodist Church in Forest, Virginia, St. Peter�s United Methodist
church in Montpelier, Virginia, Elon Presbyterian church in Elon, Virginia,
additions to Northminster Presbyterian in Madison Heights, and additions to the
Clarksville Presbyterian Church.
Robert Winthrop�s work has received awards from the Historic Richmond Foundation for the restoration of
Columbia and from the James River Chapter of the AIA for the design of the
Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista and the Krumbein Residence in
Richmond. The renovation and additions to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
received the Historic Richmond Foundation�s top award in 1992 for technical and
design excellence. He received an award of excellence in the Building Better
Communities competition in 1993. The Richmond Better Housing Coalition won the
Mary Wingfield Scott Award for the Columns on Grove in 1998. His residential
projects have been extensively published in Southern Living as well as local
newspapers. Church projects have been published in American Organist and
Inform. His work, including the restoration of Columbia, the Monumental Church,
additions to the Valentine Museum, and numerous studies associated with the
historical context of Richmond architecture prompted the American Institute of
Architects to award him a special award for contributions to historic
preservation in 1982.
Mr. Winthrop was a long-term member of the Commission of Architectural Review and the Urban Design
Committee for the City of Richmond. He has written and lectured extensively on
the history of Richmond�s architecture. His books and articles include The
Architecture of Jackson Ward, Cast and Wrought: The Architectural
Metalwork of Downtown Richmond, Virginia, and Architecture in Downtown
Richmond. Ten articles, written for the Richmond Times Dispatch, were
published as Richmond�s Architecture. He has given major lecture series for the
Monument Avenue Foundation and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He is the
coauthor, with Sarah Driggs and Richard Guy Wilson of Richmond�s Monument
Avenue published in 2001.
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